It seems to be the case that this is an obvious thing to do, although there may be some examples where this position has also been politicized. But would it also be your opinion that we would need the corresponding legislation to enforce recommendations? As we've seen even with our own committee, we provide findings that are completely disregarded by government, so how would we have that accountability measure in place for an ombudsman to be able to pursue that? If I recall, “ombudsman” is a gender-neutral term and not a gendered term.
On February 1st, 2021. See this statement in context.